G’day Coherence fam, Glad to be syncing up with you all 🤌🏽 I came to Coherence from @Nick Sweeney ’s IG content on nervous system regulation and restoration. I was wondering if you guys have any structured protocols, Breathwork or other, to help restore your nervous system? I’ve had chronic stress for 2 years due to dealing with major family issues and my nervous system shut down in December. It’s been a brutal recovery but I think I’m in the 60-70% capacity range as I’m noticing my nervous system thawing out. I’ve been doing yoga daily with a focus on yin and some breathwork, and trying to remove all stressors from my life (very hard rn). I’ve had a few emotional releases which have helped and done TRE in the past but unsure if that’s useful in a sensitised nervous system. Any pointers would be appreciated!

Your breath is the only autonomic function you can consciously control. That makes it the most powerful tool you have for regulating your nervous system. Here's the science: - When you sense danger, your body floods with cortisol and adrenaline - Your heart rate spikes, muscles brace, breathing goes shallow - This is your survival response — brilliant, ancient, and perfectly designed - The problem isn't the stress response. It's when we never finish it Watch what animals do after a threat passes: - A polar bear shakes and trembles through its whole body - An impala convulses after escaping a predator before rejoining the herd - Within minutes, they're back to baseline — as if nothing happened They're not broken. They're completing the stress cycle. We stopped doing this. We push through. We hold it together. The stress hormones meant to move through us... stay. But the body always keeps the score. When you recognize a traumatic situation (no matter how small) finish the cycle: - Notice — where do you feel it? Jaw? Chest? Gut? - Exhale longer — 4 counts in, 6-8 counts out. This activates the vagus nerve and signals safety - Allow the response — trembling, a deep sigh, tears, a yawn = completion, not weakness - Orient — feel your feet, look around. You are here. You are safe. The body never forgot how to heal. It just needs your permission.

@Lukas Kulbis Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough time at the end of the video call to ask my question. You spoke about the story we tell ourselves. My question is: how can we rewrite that story in a way that helps us stop fighting our thoughts? I understand that awareness and breath are important parts of this. I try to be the observer and not identify with my thoughts. But I still notice that I sometimes sabotage myself or get stuck in thoughts that feel unhelpful. How can I work with that in a more effective way?

Goodmorning 🫁 I have a question about the streak. I noticed that my streak was gone even though I thought I had done the breathing every day. So I thought, let’s go again and do more, but now it has been stuck at 1 for 2 or 3 days, and the green squares also don’t appear every time. Is this something more people are experiencing?

Are the breathing sessions from @Ian Persson still active? I think he forgot today😅 I hope the community grows more and more, so that we have a stable availability of people that join in the live calls.